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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in blended learning technology are enabling students all over the world to take classes online. MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning technology organizations are considering now that learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these open education experiments. Students want to know how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also researches the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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